Direction and town signs
45 signs
Signposts and boards: where the road leads, what number it has, where a town begins.
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E-1 advance direction sign
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E-1a advance direction sign on a motorway
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E-1b advance direction sign before a motorway entry
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E-1c advance direction sign on an expressway
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E-2a direction board beside the carriageway
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E-2b direction board above the carriageway
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E-2c direction board beside the carriageway on a motorway
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E-2d direction board above the carriageway on a motorway
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E-2e direction board beside the carriageway before a motorway entry
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E-2f direction board above the carriageway before a motorway entry
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E-3 arrow-shaped signpost to a town showing the road number
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E-4 arrow-shaped signpost to a town showing the distance
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E-5 signpost to a city district
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E-6 signpost to an airport
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E-6a signpost to a railway station
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E-6b signpost to a bus station
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E-6c signpost to a ferry terminal
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E-7 signpost to a harbour or shipping pier
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E-8 signpost to a beach or bathing area
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E-9 signpost to a museum
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E-10 signpost to a cultural monument
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E-11 signpost to a natural monument
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E-12 signpost to a viewpoint
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E-12a signpost to a cycle route
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E-13 direction board
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E-14 route board
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E-14a route board on a motorway
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E-15a national road number, permitted axle load up to 11.5 t
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E-15b regional road number, permitted axle load up to 8 t
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E-15c motorway number
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E-15d expressway number
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E-15e regional road number, permitted axle load up to 10 t
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E-15f national road number, permitted axle load up to 10 t
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E-15g national road number, permitted axle load up to 8 t
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E-15h regional road number, permitted axle load up to 11.5 t
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E-16 international route number
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E-17a town
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E-18a end of town
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E-19a bypass
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E-20 motorway junction board
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E-20a junction number on a motorway or expressway
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E-21 district (housing estate)
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E-22a tourist road route
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E-22b attraction on a tourist road route
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E-22c tourist attractions information
How to recognise Direction and town signs signs
- Shape
- rectangle or arrow
- Colours
- depends on the road type: green, blue, white or yellow background
Where they start to apply and where they end
Direction and town signs are signposts, advance direction signs, route boards, road numbers and town name signs. The background colour tells you the type of road: green a motorway, blue an expressway, white other roads, brown tourist attractions. The green E-17a board with a name does not introduce the built-up area limit; the white D-42 sign does that.
Direction and town signs signs on the exam
The official catalogue of exam questions contains 19 questions featuring a sign from this group. They cover 8 of the 45 signs in the group, so not every sign comes up equally often.
Take a mock exam →Most frequent on the exam
- E-18a end of town 11 questions
- E-17a town 9 questions
- E-15a national road number, permitted axle load up to 11.5 t 2 questions
- E-1 advance direction sign 1 questions
- E-15b regional road number, permitted axle load up to 8 t 1 questions